Ryobi RTS20 English Manual - Page 17

ASSEMBLY to install dust bag See Figure 11. This dust bag hangs under the saw base. Hang the bag by hooking the bag onto the hangers on the inside of the leg stand. NOTE: For efficient operation, empty the dust bag before it is half full. This will permit better air flow through the bag. TO check SAW BLADE installation See Figure 12. NOTE: Blade alignment with the spreader can be adjusted for different blade widths. Refer to: To Check, and Align the Spreader, Saw Blade, and Blade Guard Assembly. Check the blade guard assembly for clearances and free movement. HANGERS caution: To work properly, the saw blade teeth must point down toward the front of the saw. Failure to do so could cause damage to the saw blade, the saw, or the workpiece.  Lower the saw blade and remove the throat plate.  Make sure the bevel locking lever is securely pushed to the left. Raise the saw blade to its full height by turning the height/bevel adjusting handwheel clockwise. To loosen the blade:  Using the smaller blade wrench, place the flat open end on the flats on the arbor shaft.  Insert the closed end of the larger blade wrench over the hex nut. Holding both wrenches firmly, pull the larger wrench forward to the front of the machine. To tighten the blade:  Using the smaller blade wrench, place the flat open end into the flats on the arbor shaft.  Insert the closed end of the larger blade wrench over the hex nut. Holding both wrenches firmly, push the larger wrench to the back of the machine. Make sure the blade nut is securely tightened. Do not overtighten. NOTE: Arbor shaft has right hand threads.  Reinstall the throat plate. Check all clearances for free blade rotation. In cutting operations, the scale will be set to the side of the blade where the cut will be measured and made. TO INSTALL BLADE GUARD ASSEMBLY See Figures 13 - 14. Proper installation of the blade guard assembly means that the saw blade and spreader are in alignment. ALWAYS align the spreader to the saw blade prior to turning on the table saw.  Lower the blade by turning the height/bevel adjusting handwheel counterclockwise.  Remove the wing screw and washer from beneath the mounting bracket in the back of the saw.  Align the slots in the blade guard assembly base with the wing screw hole underneath the mounting bracket.  Secure the blade guard assembly in place using the washer and wing screw. Tighten securely. 17 DUST BAG SMALL BLADE WRENCH MOUNTING BRACKET wing screw slots Fig. 11 LARGE BLADE WRENCH Fig. 12 Fig. 13